GEOS 3511/3911: Understanding Australia's Regions

GEOS 3511 Understanding Australia's Regions (6cp)
GEOS 3911 Understanding Australia's Regions (Advanced) (6cp)
Dr Bill Pritchard

Session: February
Prerequisites: 24 credit points of Intermediate Units of Study including 6 credit points of Intermediate Geography Units of Study
Classes: 2 lec, 1 hr prac/wk, fieldwork
Assessment: One 2 hr exam; 2000w essay, tutorial papers, fieldtrip or alternative report. Independent assessment is required for advanced Unit of Study

Regional difference in Australia is becoming more acute. This has major implications for the life chances and economic prospects of people across Australia. Thus Unit of Study examines these issues, using extensive case study material and introducing students to new approaches in regional development theory to account for and explain this state of affairs. A non-compulsory field trip of approximately five days duration to rural Australia is a component of this unit. (Students who cannot or who do not wish to attend the trip complete an alternative assignment.) This Unit provides students with a solid grounding for graduate employment or further studies in the field of regional development.

Textbooks: Beer, A., Maude, A. & Pritchard, B. (2003) Developing Australia's Regions (UNSW Press, Sydney).

Course Outline (pdf)